Deepfake
ByteDance Halts Seedance 2.0 Feature Over Voice Cloning Fears
ByteDance has urgently paused a key feature of its Seedance 2.0 AI model that could convert facial images into highly accurate personal voice outputs without user consent. This decision follows widespread privacy concerns and tests revealing potential for identity forgery.
Paris Hilton Advocates for Digital Protection Laws Amid Personal Evolution
Paris Hilton recently testified on Capitol Hill for federal legislation against deepfake abuse and non-consensual intimate image sharing, drawing on her personal history of media exploitation. She also discussed her transformative journey into motherhood, her new music documentary, and reframing…
Philippines Bans Grok Amid Deepfake Concerns, Global Investigations Intensify
The Philippines has joined Indonesia and Malaysia in banning Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok, citing its use in generating non-consensual sexualized deepfakes. This move comes as international investigations into Grok’s content moderation practices escalate, and Meta’s Threads surpasses X in…